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Teens Rescued After 50 Days Adrift at Sea
Three teenagers Samuel Pelesa Filo Filo and Edward Nasau survived 50 days adrift in a small aluminum dinghy in the South Pacific. They subsisted on rainwater raw fish a sea bird and a few coconuts before being picked up by the tuna boat San Nikuna northeast of Fiji. The crew described them dehydrated sunburned and thin but alert as they were taken toward medical care in Fiji and then New Zealand.
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Wellington
New Zealand
South Pacific
Samuel Pelesa
Filo Filo
Edward Nasau
Tokelau Islands
Air Force
Fiji
Tai Fredricsen
Fredricsen